Despite pleading chants from the crowd, Charles Oakley – the Knicks fan favorite who was recently banned from Madison Square Garden – never showed up for Saturday’s St. John’s-Seton Hall game.
Neither did the Pirates.
Seton Hall, in its second trip to the World’s Greatest Arena this season, fell to the Red Storm, 78-70. The eight-point difference was not reflective of the Pirates’ performance, however. Down by as much as 16 in the second half, the Pirates struggled to take care of the ball all day. Eighteen turnovers led to 30 points for SJU.
“Our turnovers really kind of stopped our momentum and gave them some,” Kevin Willard noted.